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December 16th, 2011 17:00
Alienware M14x Volume Control with Function keys problem
I've recently purchased a M14x and I'm loving it, however, a week ago my Fn+F8/F9 keys did not change the volume as before. Normally when you press Fn+F8 it lowers the volume by 10% and the OSD shows the volume display, and Fn+F9 increases it by 10%. Now, it only increases and decreases by 2% and the OSD does not show the volume display. I was directed to, and have reinstalled the OSD multiple times and it is still the same. I was also told to reinstall my BIOS and this downgraded my BIOS from A06 to A05, so I decided to come to the forum for help.
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DELL-Chris M
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December 16th, 2011 19:00
Try reinstalling the Alienware Command Center from our website to see if it corrects the issue.
king140196
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December 17th, 2011 07:00
I downloaded that and it is version A002.6.8.0 and is asking me to uninstall my current one because it is more recent. My current command center says it is 2.6.14.0. So I have to downgrade my driver?
I did that to my BIOS and it is now A05 instead of the A06 my laptop was shipped with and I cannot find the upgrade anywhere.
king140196
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December 17th, 2011 08:00
I've reinstalled the Command Center and it is still the same, the Fn+F8/F9 keys just raise and lower the volume by 2% and the OSD does not show up.
JasonW_62
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December 17th, 2011 13:00
I have the same problem with the BIOS.
I was restoring my new machine after installing an SSD I purchased from Dell a few months ago.
I installed the A05 Bios, and didn't realize I was installing over A06 until it was too late. Now, I am not able to locate the A06 Bios online or on the CD which came with my system.
king140196
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December 19th, 2011 02:00
So anybody has any idea what else it might be if not the OSD and the Command Center?
I had to uninstall the RealTek driver to install my Soundblaster X-Fi, would that have anything to do with it? I reinstalled the RealTek drivers and it still didn't work though.
king140196
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December 22nd, 2011 03:00
Anyone? ._.
silvermercuryac
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December 22nd, 2011 11:00
Is it just the volume? Or are all the Fn combinations not popping up; ie: Eject or screen brightness.
king140196
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December 22nd, 2011 12:00
Just the volume. All the others are popping up.
EerieRook
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May 25th, 2012 08:00
I've the same problem. The Technical Service told me to reinstall the drivers from the site, but nothing. I try, but nothing happen. Then I call again and with remote desktop they try to change the situation. But nothing happen...
I don't understand.
addzadi
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July 18th, 2013 20:00
Unistall Alienware OSD and use windows 8 OSD. Everything works except the wifi pop up window with bluetooth options will not pop up Fn+F3 just enables or disables wireless transmissions.
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July 19th, 2013 13:00
addzadi
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July 19th, 2013 14:00
Yes that is what I did in my machine and I am happy for now :)